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Aries 1 [Apex]
The Aries 1 is a demonstration mission developed by Apex to demonstrate their Aries bus.
This first mission, named Call to Adventure, involves the Aries satellite bus fitted with multiple customer payloads. The completed Aries bus flying on Transporter-10 carries technology experiments for a handful of customers, including a compute board for space tech firm Ubotica and three payloads for major defense primes. It was the first flight for Aries.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | Apex |
| Contractors: | Apex |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | Aries bus |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 200 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aries 1 (Call to Adventure) | 2024-043AH | 04.03.2024 | Va SLC-4E | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with MethaneSAT, Jackal X-1L-001, 002, Aries 1, Quark-Lite, Gluon, LizzieSat 1, MuSat 2, ICEYE X36, X37, X38, GHOSt 4, 5, ŅuSat 44, YAM 6, Rose, Fifi, Riri, Loulou, Lynk Tower 05, 06, Optimus OTV 2, Pyxis, Scout 1, ContecSat 1, HORACIO, Hubble 1, 2, EWS-RROCI 2, Pony Express 2A, 2B, BRO 12, 13, HAMMER, LaCE 1, 2, OrbAstro TR2, SONATE 2, Tiger 7, 8, AEROS MH-1, IRIS F1, Lemur-2 184, 185, M3, PY4 1, ..., 4, Veery 0E, ONDOSAT-OWL 1, 2 |
Launch Sites:
- Va = Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA
